Summary of A Method For Fast Autonomy Transfer in Reinforcement Learning, by Dinuka Sahabandu et al.
A Method for Fast Autonomy Transfer in Reinforcement Learning
by Dinuka Sahabandu, Bhaskar Ramasubramanian, Michail Alexiou, J. Sukarno Mertoguno, Linda Bushnell, Radha Poovendran
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a novel reinforcement learning (RL) strategy called Multi-Critic Actor-Critic (MCAC), which enables rapid autonomy transfer by utilizing pre-trained critic value functions from multiple environments. Unlike traditional methods, MCAC integrates existing knowledge to adapt quickly to new settings without requiring extensive computational resources. The algorithm is developed and its convergence is established through theoretical analysis. Empirical results demonstrate the effectiveness of MCAC, showing significant improvements over the baseline actor-critic algorithm in terms of autonomy transfer speed and reward accumulation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper introduces a new way for robots or machines to learn from experience and adapt to new situations quickly. The idea is to use knowledge gained from different environments to help an agent learn faster in a new setting. The researchers created a special type of machine learning algorithm called MCAC that can do this. They tested the algorithm and found it worked much better than other methods, allowing machines to learn and adapt much faster. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Reinforcement learning
